[MISSION] IN THE SHADOW OF THE DRAGON

[khuimods]

Characters: All! Those signed up to teams will have comment headers; there will be opportunities for non-teamed characters.
Date: Feb 15-28, running into the first week of March
Location: Around Aifaran
Situation: The Sentry has called on outside help from the Dreamfolk to deal with a challenging situation
Warnings/Rating: None yet, will be added as needed.


In the early morning hours of February 15th, a fire starts at city hall. The blaze burns hot and quick, but fire teams are able to put it out by the time the sun comes up. The Sentry holds a press conference that afternoon, sharing that the fire is determined to be arson. Witnesses describe someone wearing an ill-fitting Sentry uniform hurrying away from the scene.

The Sentry will announce that, due to the strain on their resources dealing with storm recovery, they are commissioning outside assistance to deal with a number of incidents similar to this one. Dreamfolk in particular are being called upon to once again use their unique abilities to aid the archipelago.

Those who report to the Verdant Sentry Headquarters are briefed on the situation: a contingent of the Sentry is departing Aifaran for the Zoech Lowlands to search for the people missing from Cape Averi. The outpost was found empty after the storm; at first this was presumed to be the fault of the Dreaming, but now they aren't so sure.

Those who choose to assist the Verdant Sentry will be given a small stipend and extended a certain degree of authority to act on the Sentry's behalf. The 'deputized' Dreamfolk will be responsible for investigating discrete incidents to help make up for the reduction in Sentry forces in Aifaran. They are being entrusted not only with these cases, but with the reputation of the Sentry itself.

Although they are requesting this assistance, the Sentry remain tight-lipped about Cape Averi beyond the bare-bones logistics. Their suspicions are not made public, and nor will they be shared with the assembled volunteers unless these investigations intersect. Abuse of this power will not be tolerated.

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OOC Notes: Characters will be provided with tools needed to conduct the investigation, such as gloves and basic forensics gear (fingerprint dust, evidence collection bags, etc). They will also be handed paperwork

If you did not sign your character(s) up for a team, you can submit a summary of what the character will look into and we will provide a reply as to the findings and effects. This will be a one-time thing for these characters in order to maximize the time for the main mission logistics.

Comments

Re: QUESTIONS

[unfavorableinstigation]

If Nita uses the Speech to try and communicate with the locks/lockers, would they be cooperative or generally responsive in saying who last used them?

[khuimods]

Sorry for the delay! The locks and/or lockers would be responsive to her query, yes. They wouldn't be able to provide a name, only a limited description. The person who broke in was unfamiliar, so either not an officer or not one that spent time in the evidence lockers much. She will get an impression of haste; whoever broke in went through the lockers quickly, but did not seem nervous.

Let us know if you need any clarifications or have any more questions!

[unfavorableinstigation]

Would the person have acted familiar with the lockers (a one-way familiarity, a "I know what I'm doing") and zeroed in on whatever they were searching for, or would that have been in any way deducible from their behavior?

[khuimods]

The person would have acted relatively familiar, as though they were aware of similar collections of secured evidence even if they had never seen this specific one. They wouldn't be hesitant about the break-in, but neither was there any method to their choices that can be deduced. Notably, the level of damage and mess left behind was unnecessary to complete the theft.

[unfavorableinstigation]

Gotcha.

Thanks!